The European Union and democratic progress in post communist states:The cases of Bulgaria, Romania, and Croatia

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04/27/2009

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Table of Contents The European Union and democratic progress in post communist states:The cases of Bulgaria, Romania, and Croatia
 Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. European Union membership
  3. The Copenhagen criteria
  4. Bulgaria
  5. Romania
  6. Croatia
  7. Conclusions and analysis
  8. Bibliography

Abstract

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet union, strong winds of change have been sweeping across the european continent. With the growth of the european union into the region's dominant political force, the last remnants of communism and totalitarian rule are rusting away, being replaced with ever more democratically-inclined governments and reforms. This paper will discuss the expansion of the european union and the effect this has had on a number of representative former communist states who now wish to become members. More specifically this paper will study the ways in which three former communist states (bulgaria, romania, and croatia) are working to meet the standards set forth for european union admission in the Copenhagen Criteria. I will begin with a discussion of the stages of membership in the european union, move on to the specific requirements put forward by the Copenhagen Criteria, and finish with a discussion of the reforms each nation has undergone in order to comply with these requirements. I hope to show in this paper how the allure of becoming a european union member has helped former communist states achieve measures of reform which they would not have otherwise undertaken.

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